“Nine electric buses had interrupted service as a result of excessive wet weather,” the spokeswoman said.

Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport, told Parliament this month that electric buses had saved Bermuda $222,000 per bus in place of diesel. He added that the fleet had also reduced air pollution.

The existing fleet of 30 is to be expanded this summer with 40 more electric buses arriving in groups of ten from July 2023.

Once they are all operating, Bermuda will have a total complement of 70 electric buses, representing a 70 per cent fleet conversion.
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We do not know how many e-buses are working and on the road. That is classified along with the maintenance records of every e-bus and MAN diesel bus. The undersized e-buses have problems but never fear, the 40 new buses will be better than the 30 already in Bermuda!

The bottom line, the Government’s “savings” calculations on the e-buses were obviously bogus. A spin on an old saying: That e-bus don’t run.

What happened to all of the older buses? Did they suddenly all break down and are beyond repair?

Do drivers not want to drive the older buses?

The public is fed up listening to half baked excuses from PTB for why the bus service sucks.

It HAS been consistent for the last decade! Consistently BAD! Adding 40 buses in August might help with the breakdowns, but it is obviously not enough, plus the public will still be dealing with last minute cancellations because union meetings or marches, driver shortages due to “planned” sick days, lack of parts, not enough mechanics, change of ministers, and all the other nonsense that we have been dealing with and paying for.

Public transportation is a mess. Government is a mess and we are paying for it!

It has been consistent for the last decade, consistently BAD! Adding 40 buses in August might help with the breakdowns, but the public will still be dealing with last minute cancellations because of a last minute union meeting, driver shortages due to planned sick days, lack or parts, not enough mechanics and all the other BS we have been dealing with.

Public transportation is a mess.

“These buses represent an improved design and will operate throughout the 18-hour service day on a single charge, thereby reducing cancellations.” HA! BOOM! THERE IT IS! There are routes being canceled where electric buses are used. Did someone forget to plug in the electric buses to recharge the batteries? Opps, that is not in my job description. Did they break down and no one wants to admit that?

Why are the diesel buses not being properly maintained? (if they ever were – crickets) Why has not one reporter requested the maintenance records on the MAN buses and published a story? (crickets)

Are there forces in the Bermuda Triangle that caused MAN buses not to work when they work all over the world for 200,000+ miles? Are Bermuda’s magnetite deposits wreaking havoc with the MAN buses? Perhaps the electronics on the new electric buses are being impacted by the magnetite. Are the drivers not showing up? (crickets) There has been zero reporting on any of these items. BIG CRICKETS. s.

Somehow electric buses will save the day unless someone forgets to recharge the batteries. They never break down and drive themselves when drivers fail to show up. Never damage the roads with their extra weight from the batteries. After the 40 new buses arrive, what will be Government’s excuse when bus routes are still canceled?

Government makes it snow in Bermuda.